Meena Alexander
Meena Alexander is Stylist’s sub-editor. She mostly writes about music, TV, film and books – all the best things in life.
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TV
In High Fidelity, Zoë Kravitz gives us a badly behaved heroine for our times
No saccharine romcom clichés here.
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Beauty
How to build a satisfyingly decadent body care routine
Because skincare shouldn't stop at your collarbones.
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Life
10 of the loveliest period dramas to escape into now
Let’s return to a simpler time, shall we?
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Books
The Toni Morrison novels everyone should read, from The Bluest Eye to Beloved
She won a Pulitzer and a Nobel Prize for a reason, friends
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The Photograph is exactly the kind of romantic escapism we need right now
Relationships, regret and a hell of a lot of beautiful, well-dressed people.
People
“I was definitely not a happy kid. I wrote songs to tell people the things I couldn’t say”
Singer Emma McGrath on the healing power of music.
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Life
Queen & Slim is a huge home-truth of a film that’s bursting with beauty
And we have two talented black women to thank for it.
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People
“The music industry needs its #MeToo moment”
If you don’t know singer ALA.NI, it’s about time you did.
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Life
So, is Sex Education’s second season as good as the first?
With storylines on everything from pansexuality to dirty talk to douching, the gang’s all here.
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Life
The science of boredom: when did we lose the ability to be bored?
“There’s rarely a moment when our brains are not subject to some form of external stimulus.”
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People
Sex Education’s Emma Mackey talks real-world sex, consent and Prince Andrew
“Men like him are part of a generation who have inherited archaic ways of being and thinking… but that’s not an excuse anymore.”
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The out-of-office checklist: a guide to actually relaxing on your break
Because switching off is easier said than done.
People
How Beabadoobee’s confessional bedroom pop captured the anxieties of a generation
The Brit nominee talks weed brownies and life-affirming tattoos.
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People
Why Bat For Lashes swapped the bustle of London for LA’s peachy sunsets
The singer is back with an album inspired by a “vampire girl gang”.
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Life
Keep an ear out for these under-the-radar artists in 2020
Music fanatic Yara Shahidi gives us her top five recommendations
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People
Meet Snoh Aalegra: Prince’s protégée and the queen of Sad Girl soul
Headphones – and tissues – at the ready.
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People
Exclusive: Dame Helen Mirren reveals the women who inspire her most
The actor talks to Stylist about history’s unfair treatment of powerful women.
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People
Meet Tawiah, the enchanting soul singer we’ve got on repeat
She’s been channelling Beyoncé since the age of four
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Why we all want to be friends with Babeheaven singer Nancy Andersen
We know “voice of an angel” gets thrown around a lot, but…
Fashion
“I resurrected 2009’s biggest fashion trends for 2019 – and this is what I learned”
The past decade wasn’t all velour tracksuits and low-rise jeans
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